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Published on Leave a comment on Preventing Diabetes With A Mediterranean Diet and Increased Physical Activity

There has been lots of research in the past decade over the benefits of eating a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, and legumes, especially a Mediterranean style diet. Health benefits include lowering chronic inflammation and a lower incidence of a number of chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes. A recent study conducted ...continue reading "Preventing Diabetes With A Mediterranean Diet and Increased Physical Activity"

Published on Leave a comment on Following A Mediterranean Diet Leads To Big Reduction In Psoriasis Symptoms

Individuals with psoriasis are always looking for ways to improve the inflammatory skin disorder, especially natural ways. A recent small study found that following a Mediterranean diet is a simple and effective way to reduce the symptoms of psoriasis (red, scaly patches and persistent itching). Subjects with mild to moderate psoriasis were randomly assigned to ...continue reading "Following A Mediterranean Diet Leads To Big Reduction In Psoriasis Symptoms"

Published on Leave a comment on Study Finds Mediterranean Diet Lowers the Risk of Developing Heart Disease In Women

A recent study was good news for those wishing to lower their chances of developing heart disease (cardiovascular disease) without the use of medications. Instead, focus on the foods you eat, specifically those in a Mediterranean-style diet. The Univ. of Sydney researchers did an analysis of 16 existing studies (with 722,495 women) and found that ...continue reading "Study Finds Mediterranean Diet Lowers the Risk of Developing Heart Disease In Women"

Published on Leave a comment on Mediterranean Diet May Lower the Risk of Prostate Cancer Progression

Great news for men who eat a Mediterranean style diet! A study found that after a diagnosis of prostate cancer, those men who ate a Mediterranean style diet had less progression of the cancer over the next three years. These were men who were diagnosed when the cancer was still localized and who were doing ...continue reading "Mediterranean Diet May Lower the Risk of Prostate Cancer Progression"

Published on Leave a comment on Feed Your Gut Microbes With A Mediterranean Diet

Once again a study found that a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, seeds, legumes, nuts, fish, and extra virgin olive oil is beneficial to the huge numbers of microbes living in our gut (the gut microbiome). This type of fiber-rich dietary pattern is generally called the Mediterranean diet. The Mediterranean diet is associated ...continue reading "Feed Your Gut Microbes With A Mediterranean Diet"

Published on Leave a comment on Mediterranean Diet and Heart Disease

Once again a study finds health benefits from consuming a Mediterranean style diet - a diet rich in fruits , vegetables, whole grains, nuts, seeds, legumes (beans), olive oil, and fish. The US Women's Health Study involved almost 26,000 women who were healthy at the start of the study and were followed for up to ...continue reading "Mediterranean Diet and Heart Disease"

Published on Leave a comment on Could the Mediterranean Diet Help With Psoriasis Symptoms?

It will be great if more studies support a recent study finding that eating a Mediterranean style diet is associated with fewer psoriasis symptoms. The large study, which was conducted in France, found an inverse association with the Mediterranean diet - the more closely a person ate a Mediterranean diet, the less severe their psoriasis ...continue reading "Could the Mediterranean Diet Help With Psoriasis Symptoms?"

Published on Leave a comment on Mediterranean Diet Linked to Lower Risk of Macular Degeneration

Once again, a study linked a person's diet with the chances of getting age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Macular degeneration is a leading cause of vision loss in Americans 60 years and older, and it has no cure. The study (conducted at the University of Bordeaux, France) found that people who eat a Mediterranean diet are ...continue reading "Mediterranean Diet Linked to Lower Risk of Macular Degeneration"

Published on Leave a comment on Is Eating A Mediterranean Diet Protective Against Aggressive Prostate Cancer?

Prostate cancer is something that men worry about, especially because it is the most common cancer in men, and because it can take several forms. On one hand, a tumor can be "indolent" or so slow growing that it just needs to be monitored, or sometimes it can be very aggressive and even lead to ...continue reading "Is Eating A Mediterranean Diet Protective Against Aggressive Prostate Cancer?"

Published on Leave a comment on Mediterranean Diet Versus Meds For Acid Reflux

Another study finding that diet (what one eats) can work just as well as medications for a health condition - this time for one form of acid reflux disease. The researchers found that a Mediterranean style diet worked just as well as, and actually worked better, than medications for laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR). They think these ...continue reading "Mediterranean Diet Versus Meds For Acid Reflux"